IllustrationTRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
1994 Ford Thunderbird
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 17 of 300 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 92 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 75 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 61 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
22 crash reports10 fire reports11 injury reports
What owners actually said
300 reportsTHE ABS SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE IS MALFUNTIONING. THEY ARE NOISY AND IN PANIC STOP THEY SLID. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHEN DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN CAR DON'T DECELERATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND LET OFF CAR ACCELERATE RPM STAY THE SAME . TT
REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30 MPH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE. *AK
VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THROTTLES UP TO 74 MPH BY ITSELF. TT
SIDEWALL ON RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED DUE TO A LEAK. *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND SLOWING DOWN AT SPEED 5 MPH DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR NO RESPONSE FROM THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT SUDDENLY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.